Field photograph·C05977

Gudrun Atterman with Vivi Gjerstad, Einar Gjerstad and Stefan Gjerstad in a small cave on a beach in Kyrenia

Four people at the mouth of a rock cave on a sandy beach, a woman in a dark swimsuit seated at the entrance and a child crouching in front
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05977. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A woman in a dark swimsuit sits at the mouth of a cave in porous, honeycombed rock and looks at the camera. In front of her, a small child in a white shirt and sun hat crouches on the sand beside a basket holding some items. Another person in a swimsuit leans into the dark cave, where legs of a further person are partly visible, and a metal pot sits near the entrance.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Four people at the mouth of a small rock cave on a sandy beach in Kyrenia, one crouching in the foreground.
Description, scan 2
A seated woman in a dark swimsuit with white stripes smiles at the camera beside the opening of a cave in pitted, porous rock. A man in a swimsuit bends forward inside the cave, and another person's bare legs lie further in beside a metal kettle. In the foreground a child in a white sun hat and shirt crouches on the sand, with a wicker basket behind.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Gudrun Atterman with Vivi Gjerstad, Einar Gjerstad and Stefan Gjerstad sitting inside a small cave on a beach in Kyrenia.

Swedish, as on the record

Folk och Fä 4

Swedish, as on the record

Gudrun Atterman med Vivi Gjerstad, Einar Gjerstad och Stefan Gjerstad sitter inne i en liten grotta på en strand i Kerynia.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)